Co-occuring Mental health and Substance Use Disorders

Purpose: Increasing knowledge and skills in addressing co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs).

Audience: Primary care clinicians, behavioral health clinicians, and other medical professionals including nurses, social workers, and peer support specialists working in outpatient primary care and mental health settings

Sample topics: SUDs and Anxiety Disorders; Stimulants-induced Psychosis; Mental Health and Cannabis Use; Use of Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Strategies in SUDs Care

Schedule: 12 sessions. Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT, January 6 - March 31, 2027

Faculty:

  • Eleasa Sokolski, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, OHSU

  • Heather Starbird, LPC, BHC, Clinical Services and Consultation, Mosaic Community Health

  • Lydia Barthlow, DNP, PMHNP, CARN-AP, FIANN, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, OHSU